Data collection and analysis

Author(s)

• Sapsford, Roger
• Jupp, Victor

Bibliographic Information

Data collection and analysis

edited by Roger Sapsford and Victor Jupp

SAGE, 1996

• : pbk

Note

Bibliography: p. [343]-352

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

In simple and nontechnical terms Data Collection and Analysis explains and illustrates the range of techniques and approaches used in social research projects. This comprehensive textbook covers both quantitative and qualitative approaches to data collection and analysis in social research, considering the structure and logic of research projects and the ethics and politics of research. A wide range of academic and applied research studies illustrate the text and a set of exercises runs throughout the book to aid the reader in understanding and planning research projects.

Table of Contents

PART ONE: DESIGN ISSUES Validating Evidence - Roger Sapsford and Victor Jupp Survey Sampling - William Schofield PART TWO: DATA COLLECTION Observation Research - Peter Foster Asking Questions - Michael Wilson Statistical Sources and Databases - Ray Thomas Using Documents - Ruth Finnegan PART THREE: DATA ANALYSIS Preparing Numerical Data - Betty Swift Extracting and Presenting Statistics - Roger Sapsford Statistical Techniques - Judith Calder Multivariate Analysis - Judith Calder and Roger Sapsford Analysis of Unstructured Data - David Boulton and Martyn Hammersley Documents and Critical Research - Victor Jupp PART FOUR: CONCLUSION Ethics, Politics and Research - Roger Sapsford and Pamela Abbott

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Details

• NCID: BA29357539
• ISBN:
  • 0761950451
  • 076195046X
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: xxi, 360 p.
• Size: 25 cm
• Classification:
  • DC20 : 001.42
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Research -- Methodology
  • LCSH : Statistics